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retailer faced a backlash from workers today with picket lines forming outside walmart stores from california to maryland. a group called our walmart organized the walk-off in 100 cities. >> we're asking for living wages, we're asking for decent scheduling. they're not things that are hard. i mean, we want health care. they're the most richest retailer in the world. >> sreenivasan: walmart executives said these protestors do not represent the 1.3 million employees who work at the company. >> sreenivasan: the stock market also got a boost from black friday, rising sharply on early reports of strong retail sales. on a shortened day of trading, the dow jones industrial average gained more than 172 points to close at 13,009. the nasdaq rose 40 points to close above 2,966. for the week, the dow gained 3.4%; the nasdaq rose nearly 4%. a european union summit in brussels broke up today without any agreement on a long-term budget. the 27-nation bloc was trying to reach consensus on a more than trillion-dollar long-term spending plan. it primarily funds farming and programs to spur growth in less- dev
retailer faced a backlash from workers today with picket lines forming outside walmart stores from california to maryland. a group called our walmart organized the walk-off in 100 cities. >> we're asking for living wages, we're asking for decent scheduling. they're not things that are hard. i mean, we want health care. they're the most richest retailer in the world. >> sreenivasan: walmart executives said these protestors do not represent the 1.3 million employees who work at the...
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overnight protests in wisconsin to dawn demonstrations in maryland to those taking to the streets in the california fog. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: what was billed as a nationwide protest against the nation's biggest retail employer didn't quite live up to the hype. >> this is huge. i don't care how anybody looks at it. >> reporter: we first met wal-mart employee dan hindman earlier this week. a sales associate in electronics he was once the employee of the month. but today he walked off his job to protest what he says are wal-mart's low wages and high health insurance premiums. so what do you think you're risking by being out here today? >> i'm not worried about the risk. i'm protected. i have a right to stand up for what's right and so does everyone else. >> reporter: it's that "everyone else" that has wal-mart suspicious. the company says few of the demonstrators were actually striking employees but outside people pressuring the company to unionize. >> in many of those locations no wal-mart associates took place. we had roughly the same number of call ins than we had last year. >> rep
overnight protests in wisconsin to dawn demonstrations in maryland to those taking to the streets in the california fog. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: what was billed as a nationwide protest against the nation's biggest retail employer didn't quite live up to the hype. >> this is huge. i don't care how anybody looks at it. >> reporter: we first met wal-mart employee dan hindman earlier this week. a sales associate in electronics he was once the employee of the...
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joining us now via skype from alamosa, california, is isabella griffin and her father john. good morning to both of you. isabella, congratulations on this great work that you have done, certainly comes in handy for so many kids, i'm sure. how many people have now signed your pledge? >> well, we are actually waiting for our symbol which is for the bracelets to come and then we will go from there. >> and are you surprised, isabella, by the fact that this school picked it up as their official program? i mean, how does that make you feel? >> well, it makes me feel really good that now that i've presented it -- presented it to you, my school, they are going to make it happen. >> yeah. we have some of what we call your confidence points listed here. these are things that a bud woe say to help a friend who is being bullied. one of them that stands out is don't listen to them. you know you are better. these are really important points to think about when you're in the midst of being bullied. how did you come up with these. >> well, i have done a lot of research, and i have come up w
joining us now via skype from alamosa, california, is isabella griffin and her father john. good morning to both of you. isabella, congratulations on this great work that you have done, certainly comes in handy for so many kids, i'm sure. how many people have now signed your pledge? >> well, we are actually waiting for our symbol which is for the bracelets to come and then we will go from there. >> and are you surprised, isabella, by the fact that this school picked it up as their...
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now here in california, amazon is building two giant warehouses. including this one near los angeles. it's a million square feet, and for old fashioned retailers, it's another reason to worry. why? because amazon's goal is to get items to customers faster and to be able to offer same day delivery. that's right. you can avoid stores if you want and have a package delivered to your house in a matter of hours. a win for consumers, but tough for local retailers. >> if amazon creates distribution centers and facilities on their turf locally, that takes away the one advantage that we see retailers have left to compete against amazon. so it is a big deal. >> reporter: internet analyst colin their game. >> retailers need to take a lesson from amazon. they need to focus on the consumer experience. they need to become more sophisticated both off line and online. >> reporter: those who want a lesson on how to thrive can learn from books inc in san francisco. >> we had almost everything that comes down the pike that could flatten the industry. >> in a tidal wa
now here in california, amazon is building two giant warehouses. including this one near los angeles. it's a million square feet, and for old fashioned retailers, it's another reason to worry. why? because amazon's goal is to get items to customers faster and to be able to offer same day delivery. that's right. you can avoid stores if you want and have a package delivered to your house in a matter of hours. a win for consumers, but tough for local retailers. >> if amazon creates...
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in california, in 2007, dense fog caused this 100-car pile-up near fresno that killed two. and this is the time of year when fog can move in quickly. >> you get the longer, cooler nights and that basically allowed the temperature to cool all the way down to where that moisture can condense and produce some pretty thick fog. >> reporter: fog is notorious for distorting a driver's perception of speed and distance. experts advise to slow way down. don't forget to use your fog lights, not your high beams. and try to pull way over until the fog clears. overall, traffic fatalities continue to decline year round. over thanksgiving, 610 deaths in 2005 to a projected 451 this year, a 26% drop. thanksgiving is the single busiest travel period of the year for families, with 39 million of us driving over these four days, and sunday will be the single busiest day when so many people start heading back home. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> once again, here's erica. >>> restaurant chain cracker barrel has been a favorite of american road trippers for decades with its down home sout
in california, in 2007, dense fog caused this 100-car pile-up near fresno that killed two. and this is the time of year when fog can move in quickly. >> you get the longer, cooler nights and that basically allowed the temperature to cool all the way down to where that moisture can condense and produce some pretty thick fog. >> reporter: fog is notorious for distorting a driver's perception of speed and distance. experts advise to slow way down. don't forget to use your fog lights,...